Definitions for grig
grɪggrig

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grignoun

   little creature;

2. grignoun

   heath.

3. grigverb

   To irritate or annoy.

4. Etymology: The word is often used in the phrase "merry as a grig". The word is of uncertain origin, though various theories have been suggested, such as a corruption of "merry as a cricket" or "merry as a Greek", as in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida: "Then she's a merry Greek indeed." Johnson suggested that the word originally meant "anything below the natural size" (compare Swedish "krik" and Scottish "crick").

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grignoun

   Etymology: kricke, Bavarian, a little duck.

   1. It seems originally to have signified any thing below the natural size.2. A small eel.3. A merry creature. [Supposed from Greek; græculus festivus, Latin.]

   Hard is her heart as flint or stone,
   She laughs to see me pale;
   And merry as a grig is grown,
   And brisk as bottle-ale. Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grignoun

   a cricket or grasshopper

2. Grignoun

   any small eel

3. Grignoun

   the broad-nosed eel. See Glut

4. Grignoun

   heath

5. Etymology: [Cf. Sw. krk little creature, reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grig

   grig, n. a cricket, grasshopper: a small lively eel, the sand-eel. [Prob. a form of crick, in cricket.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grig

   Small eels.

How to pronounce grig?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grig in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grig in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grig in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grig
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grig
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grig
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=grig
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=grig